Window-cleaner.



No. 708,299. A Patented Sept. 2, I902. E. B. BEELEB.

WINDOW CLEANER.

(Application filed Feb. 16, 1902.) (No Model.)

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ESTEN B. BEELER, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

WINDOW-CLEANER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 708,299, dated September 2, 1902.

Application filed February 15, 1902. Serial No. 94,153. (No model.)

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, EsTEN B. BEELER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Ohicago,in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improve- J ments in \Vindow-Cleaners; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference beinghad tothe accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon, which form 'a part of this specification.

This invention relates to window-cleaners; and the object of the invention is to produce a simple and efficient device by which the outside of windows may be cleaned from the inside thereof.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a side View of the device as applied to a window. Fig. 2 is a top view thereof removed from the window.

Referring specifically to the drawings, the device consists of a block B, the top of which is recessed, as at L, to receive the bottom rail.

of a windowsash. A shaft A extends through the block and is provided at its inner end with a handle I, by which itmay be rotated or moved longitudinally in the block. A collar O is loosely mounted on the shaft and is retained in contact with the block B by means of an annular fiange'X, which is engaged by an offset portion Y of a projection Z from the block. To the outer end of the shaft A is hinged a lever F, to the other end of which is secured a cleaning device II. A fulcru m-arm D is pivoted to the collar 0 and to the lever F.

In operation the window-sash is raised a few inches and then lowered into the space L in the block B, all parts of the machine except the handle being outside of the window. The block B is held to the sill by the sash, or it may, if necessary, be more securely fastened by means of the thumb-screw M. The shaft A is then moved to and fro through the block and collar by means of the handle I, giving corresponding motion to the lever F and the cleaning device If in contact with the outside of the window-pane. lar may be rotated or turned in the block B, so that the lever can be projected laterally in all directions to reach all parts of the window-pane.

By the construction stated an efficient device is formed, and in the use thereof a window need not be wide open, as it need be raised only the distance necessary to accommodate the block B. This is advantageous in cold weather. It will be understood that any kind of cleaning device may be attached to the lever F.

Having thus described the invention, I claim 1. A window-cleaner comprising a rotatable, longitudinally-movable shaft, means to hold the same to a window-frame, a lever having a cleaning device at one end and hinged at its other end to said shaft, and a fulcrumarm supported upon the window-frame and pivoted to the lever.

2. In a window-cleaner, the combination of a block secured to a window-frame, a shaft carried thereby and capable of rotary and longitudinal movement, an arm pivotally connected to the block, and a lever attached to the outer end of the shaft and fulcrumed on the arm.

3. In a window-cleaner, in combination, a block secured to a window-frame, a collar rotatably attached thereto, a shaft extending through the block and collar and movable rotatively and longitudinally therein, a lever attached to the shaft carrying a cleaning device, and a fulcrum-arm for the lever pivoted to the collar.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ESTEN B. BEELER.

l/Vitnesses NELLIE FEL'ISKOG, HARRY G. BATCHELOR.

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